By Amber Zuckswert I’ve been wanting to share this for quite sometime now, but am just formulating the words to express my immense GRATITUDE for four sacred ceremonies I experienced over the last year. After a few years of extensive research, documentary watching, and listening to friends phenomenal experiences, I
Read MoreBy Shelagh Duncan What is the better option: searching for yourself, or having a group of professionals guide you through a hassle-free process so you arrive at you new home with everything ready for you? More and more people who come into the store these days are asking about our
Read MoreBy Jim Parisi Costa Rica has gained a world-renowned reputation for the outstanding quality and flavors of its coffees. Indeed, Costa Rica can boast that it is as unique, diverse and widespread as any other top-ranking coffee producer in the world. But how did this happen? Recently, ICAFE published “Café
Read MoreBy Sam Trull ~ Kids Saving the Rainforest & The Sloth Institute Sometimes I wonder if truly great things can only be born out of tragedy. Is pure excitement always coupled with fear? For me, 2014 was a combination of huge personal losses and experiences that resulted in substantial personal
Read MoreBy Todd Pequeen Are you part of the herd? Are you original in your own thoughts and actions? I believe inspiration and creativity to be a part of everyone of us. Tapping into the organic nature of these thoughts can be a challenge to many. It is terribly obvious in
Read Moreby Jack Ewing Back in the 1970s Diane and the kids and I lived in the casona, the old Hacienda Baru home. We didn’t get around to digging a well until the early 1980s, and every year, the free flowing spring that supplied our water would dry up in mid
Read MoreBy Sarah Munro I am definitely one of the luckiest women in the world. This article celebrates the last year of fishing here in Quepolandia. Off of the pier, the mangroves, Marina Pez Vela. You are in the Shangri-La of fishing. So……….when are you going? Month after month is special
Read MoreBy Os ¡Feliz Día de la Amistad amigos! ¿Did your team make it to the Super Bowl? Mine (Broncos) didn’t… Today we are gonna master the Times Table # 6. Tener. TenER = TO have #1 I ten go you, s/he, it tiene we
Read MoreWe mourn the passing of Anthony (“Tony”) St. Aubyn Reid, a great friend, father, brother husband and son. Tony traveled the world many times, and had friends in all corners of the planet. Though he spent his formative years in the radically outrageous Ibiza, Spain, when he arrived in Quepos,
Read MoreBienvenidos/Welcome to Quepolandia and our beautiful area….we are happy you have chosen to visit Costa Rica! There is much to do so get out and have a blast…you could start off with an awesome rafting trip with Unique Tours or Quepoa Expeditions or maybe a quiet trip kayaking thru the
Read MoreBy Nancy Buchan Here we are at the beginning of a new year, (2015 in case you really partied hard on New Year’s Eve), optimistic and full of well-meant resolutions. Or vows. Or promises. “I promise to be a kinder person. I promise to quit smoking and to lose weight.
Read MoreHola queridos amigos de Tico Talk. Esperamos que hayan pasado un excelente fin de año y que este año que inicia les depare cosas aún mejores que el 2014. Como es de costumbre para muchos; año nuevo-metas nuevas. Si una de esas metas es aprender más español, aquí les ayudamos
Read MoreBy Jack Ewing Every place in the world―from the polar regions to the deep ocean, from the streets of a big city to the tropical rain forest―has its own particular hazards, of which you need to be aware. If you live in the city you learn about the dangers there
Read MoreBy Sam Trull, Wildlife Manager of Kids Saving the Rainforest I want to apologize now for the sad nature of this but everyone has been asking me to write about what happens when animals don’t survive. Finally, tonight, I feel inspired to type. I’m no stranger to death. Coming up on
Read MoreHere are some of the most common decorating questions that I have been asked over the years. What Colour Should I Paint My Walls? You can take a cue from your wardrobe – what colours do you love to wear. Which ones get you the most complements? You may love
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